Nerkin Horatagh
Nerkin Horatagh
Ներքին Հոռաթաղ | |
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Aşağı Oratağ | |
Nerkin Horatagh | |
Coordinates: 40°11′22″N 46°46′58″E / 40.18944°N 46.78278°ECoordinates: 40°11′22″N 46°46′58″E / 40.18944°N 46.78278°E | |
Country (de facto) | Artsakh |
• Province | Martakert |
Country (de jure) | Azerbaijan |
• District | Tartar |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 840 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Nerkin Horatagh (Armenian: Ներքին Հոռաթաղ) or Ashaghy Oratagh (Azerbaijani: Aşağı Oratağ) is a village de facto in the Martakert Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2] The village is located close to the town of Martakert.
History[]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites[]
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a church built in 1094, a medieval cemetery, St. Astvatsatsin Church, built in 1904-1914,[1] and St. George's Church, built in 2012.[3]
Economy and culture[]
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and mining. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, 10 shops, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics[]
The village had 776 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 840 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ "Արցախի Ներքին Հոռաթաղ գյուղում օծվել է Սբ. Գևորգ եկեղեցին". times.am. 2012-03-23.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links[]
- Populated places in Martakert Province
- Populated places in Tartar District